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The Dinosaur Farm will host the return of Michael Grenier and his array of giant PVC mallet drums outside the store Saturday, performing their latest hits. He'll bring his "band" of student volunteers and will be giving FREE performances throughout the evening. http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/2aa3c52e4c6cdf0380cd7e57aea1d7e9
Members of the renowned Los Angeles Children's Orchestra and Children's Chamber Orchestra, ages 9 - 12 will perform at the Laurie Hendricks Gallery, from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. The gallery is located within Reimagine Your Home, at 1518 Mission Street. Students performing include South Pasadena violinists Jaeyeon Hong, Abigel Szilagy, Annika Gavlak, Emma Phillips, Tabitha Okitsu, and cellist Jenna Pascale. http://o2.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/patch/40c2123f10e59c01d0cd647e9a04f9d6
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More than 40 businesses will be participating in South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce's Arts Crawl 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.

Come out for live music, art show openings, great food—and to pick up a special Valentine's Day gift.

Check out these galleries for awesome artwork:

  • Fremont Gallery presents The Art of Mark Strickland, an exhibition of paintings by the artist who teaches at Disney and Art Center College of Design. A reception for the artist and book signing is from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Laurie Hendricks Gallery (inside Reimagine Your Home) presents recent Plein Air and studio paintings, with a free print offered with the purchase of a painting that night. Artist Laurie Hendricks will host an open house with refreshments.
  • SOPA Studios, a shared workspace housing the studios of ten resident artists, including that of founding director Lisa Marsh, hosts an open house with live music by Brad Colerick and friends. The collective exists to both support and nurture established and emerging artists.
  • SoPas Gallery Director Tom Field hosts an opening and reception for the artist Elisa Hamilton. (The gallery is inside Chamber of Commerce.)
  • SPACE Arts Center presents Land of Plenty, a show of paintings and lithographs by L.A. artist Stephanie Mercado. Plus, Valentine’s Day card-making for all ages and a silent auction of artisan-made Valentines to benefit arts education programs in the community.
  • Mercantile, South Pasadena's newest gallery opened by Scott Gandell and Anneline DeCroos, will feature recent paintings by Lidia Shaddow. There will also be a caricature artist on hand.
  • Tah Gallery will feature a group show of contemporary artists and delightful gift items from around the world.
  • Zinnia – A Space for Contagious Creativity offers a special exhibition specifically created for the Arts Crawl: Petite Valentine.
  • Eleven8 will host a gallery opening for Sean Saraf. There will also be a DJ (DJ Psyborg) in the loft spinning.

Hit up these places for food and entertainment:

  • Firefly Bistro presents String Madness, a guitar trio consisting of three hot instrumentalists: mandolinist Bob Applebaum and guitarists Mitch Greenhill and Peter Spelman.
  • Kaldi, now under new ownership, will feature live music by Tisa Adamson from 7:30 to 8:10 p.m. and Brie Darling and Randy Mitchel from 8:20 to 9:00 p.m. The gallery wall will showcase the artwork of Lesley Paige Rutherford.
  • An Evening of Jazz will showcase Wind & Wire, Jen Oikawa, and Elliott Caine in the Community Room. Wind & Wire will play at 6:00 p.m., Jen Oikawa at 7:00 p.m. and Elliott Caine at 8:00 p.m.
  • Fremont Centre Theatre will present Gary Stockdale, a two-time EMMY-nominated composer who has composed music for television shows such as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, To Tell the Truth and more. As a performer and singer, Gary has appeared on NBC, and he was an original member of the Brian Setzer Orchestra. The show starts at 8:00 p.m.
  • The Dinosaur Farm, with several new mini-boutiques inside, will present the music of Michael Grenier on the giant marimbas and the paintings of Lynette Serembe.
  • Los Angeles Children's Orchestra and Children's Chamber Orchestra, ages 9 to 12, will perform at the Laurie Hendricks Gallery (inside Reimagine Your Home) from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Students performing include South Pasadena violinists Jaeyeon Hong, Abigel Szilagy, Annika Gavlak, Emma Phillips, Tabitha Okitsu and cellist Jenna Pascale.
  • Pasadena Music Center & Conservatory and Salon 1032 will also have live music.

Other fun stuff:

  • Artist and representative of South Pasadena Chinese-American Club, Jack Tsai, will be doing Chinese calligraphy demonstrations, including valentines, at Mix n’ Munch Café. (Check out the attached photos to see Jack's adorable valentines.)
  • DeMilo Design (entry on Fremont Ave. in Suite 103) will be creating letterpress printing samples.
  • Abuelita’s Knitting & Needlepoint will have a spinning and knitting demo.
  • South Pasadena Preservation Foundation will light up the Iron Works Museum for tours with Docent Bill Hilliard. Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times, a black and white classic, will be played on the side the building, near the Gold Line Mission Station, courtesy of Videothéque.
  • Ellen’s Silkscreening will have a Valentine’s Day T-shirt sale.
  • Edmonds Thompson Antiques (at the corner of Fair Oaks Ave. and Oxley) will offer 20 percent off any item in the store.
  • Friends of the Rialto will be in front of Curio Emporium. Come by and chat about the Rialto's past, present and future; see photos and memorabilia, etc.
  • Common Thread will have maze drawing demonstrations by Maze Mania and Valentine-themed Maze Magazines for sale at a nominal cost.
  • The Dinosaur Farm will raffle off a Melissa & Doug Standing Easel; very $10 spent gets you a ticket to enter the raffle.
  • Bums n' Beyond (located inside the castle at the The Dinosaur Farm) will offer 10 percent off everything the eco-friendly mom and baby boutique.
  • Food trucks including Gastrobus, Slammin’ Sliders and Auntie’s Fry Bread.

The Arts Crawl is sponsored by Collins, Collins Muir + Stewart, LLP, Athens Services and Kevin Bourland, John Aaroe Group Realty. Volunteer organizations including the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC), South Pasadena Preservation Foundation, Friends of the South Pasadena Library and South Pasadena Chinese-American Club all provided support. For more information visit www.SouthPasadena.net

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What are you looking most forward to Saturday? Tell us in the comments.

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Kristen Lepore

12:32 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Hi all: I've uploaded more info on what will go down Saturday, including maze drawing at Common Thread, a raffle at The Dinosaur Farm and a performance by Los Angeles Children's Orchestra and Children's Chamber Orchestra at Laurie Hendricks Gallery (inside Reimagine Your Home). Check out the two attached YouTube videos for previews of some of the entertainment Saturday.

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Joanne Nuckols

7:27 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Art crawlers should venture off Mission Street and view the wonderful paper dress creations in the window of Koi at 1007 Fair Oaks....feast for the eyes.

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Kristen Lepore

11:41 am on Friday, February 10, 2012

Patch will be passing around disposable cameras Saturday to catch some of the fun. Look for one at these places: http://patch.com/A-qLBQ

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heather

4:07 pm on Saturday, February 11, 2012

Mix n' Munch will also be selling Heart Shaped Cereal Treats!

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Kristen Lepore

3:28 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012

Did you take photos at the Arts Crawl Saturday? Upload them to this article! And check back with Patch for more pics.

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Janet Cartwright

9:25 am on Monday, February 13, 2012

I think it should be called "Crafts Crawl", or "Kid's Crawl." It seems to have nothing to do with art. Like most events in this town, it's all about the kidz...

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Kristen Lepore

5:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012

@Janet: Were you at the event Saturday? Which shops/art galleries did you visit?

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